FireCad 2009 contains all features necessary for a complete fire system design. No additional software is needed.
FireCad has a powerful graphical engine which is 100% AutoCAD® compatible. FireCad can be used as an AutoCAD® add-on or a stand- alone software program. All files are 100% .dwg format compatible which allows sharing of all data and files. FireCad calculations are accurate and reliable.

Calculation methods developed by Mc4Software give the user a powerful design tool in a user friendly environment. FireCad 2008 contains all features necessary for a complete fire system design.

Features
Drawing

• Generate a true 3D drawing or 2D drawing
• Draw risers and pump details in 3-D
• Size your fire systems with one pick and get automatic material list
• Draw the way you want to: draw at any angle, draw pipe in any order using AutoCAD command
• Use external references (dwg, images) without any modification
• Draw at any scale or on any sheet size on any size drawing
• Automatic sizing and noding of entire drawing
• Automatic drawing checkups to verify piping connections
• Convert drawing and alculations between Imperial and Metric unit systems
• Complete documentation - on-line Windows help file and up to date manuals and tutorials

Calculation

• Full compatibility with NFPA 13 standard requirements
• Library of pump and backflow device curves included
• User definable pump and backflow curves
• Backflow loss read automatically off of curves based on flow required
• Automatic flow schematic reference points calculation
• Enter actual diameters for each pipe or use nominal diameter and pipe type
• Fitting equivalent length adjusted based on pipe type
• Automatic error checking
• Calculates using Velocity Pressure or Total Pressure
• Calculates using Hazen-Williams
• Displays and instantly updates calculated flow, pressure and velocity for each pipe

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